Car-construction.



W. H. YOST.-

CAR CONSTRUCTION,

APPucATmN F1LED1uNE4.1914.

3 SHEETS-'SHEET 1.

Patented Jan. l,

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W. H. YOST.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION msn Juris 4.1914.

W. H.' Yos. CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4.19m.

1,251,609. Patented Jan.1,1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3 STATESPATENT-crucis WINFIELD .HANCOCK YOST, OIFA MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO-RODGER BALLAST CAR COMPANY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

videa novelhinge connection andsupportfor convertible floor sections and provide means for accommodating `and protecting the door locking gear.y

The above with,l further objects and; ad-

vantages will be hereinafter more Yfully de-V scribed and particularly pointed out iny the claims.V f

For Afull comprehension, however, Vofmy invention referenceshouldlbe had to the ac.- companying ldrawings forininga` part of this specification in which similar reference` characters indicateA the Isaine -parts and wherein;y

Figure 1 is a view illustratin one half of the carin end elevation, partly i roken away, and half transverse section'.4

Fig. 2 is a detail perspectiveview,looking inwardly atvone side of the bolsterstake;

Figf3 is a detail sectionjof the. hinge con-v nection between the floor l and convertible Hoor sections, taken on line 3-3 Fig. 7 with the iioor sections lowered; l

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig.y 3 Withthe Hoor portions raised;

Fig.' 5 is an enlarged perspective view of themember forming the hinge connection illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4: l

Fig. `6 is a vertical section on line 6 6" sidelsillsft, bolsterj with top pla'te, crosss beams 7 with top plate 7*",

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1918.

Application filed June 4, 1914. I Serial No. 842,900.v

The floor which is supported by the bolsters, cross-beams, etc., includes a permanent middle section 9 spaced from the sides of the carand convertible side floor sections 11 eX- tending between the bolsters and cross-v beams and forming a continuation ofthev floor to the sides of the car, such convertible sections being yhinged to the permanent door and adapted to assume a downwardly inclined position and form, with xed portions' 12, discharge aprons as shown in Fig.

3, this construction of the floor not lbeingV new in the .present instance.

The permanent floor section .is bordered at eachV side by a Z-bar 10, the topfiange of which extends outwardly from theiioor preferably level with the latter tov form ,a part 'ofthe saine and constitute a wear plate fora. plow when the latter passes through the car,

To'provide a simplified and inorereadily applied hinge connection for the convertible sections', the hatten-like reinforcing strips 13 thereof are extended vbeyond the inner edges ofthe sections and turnedat an angleto their mainvlengthto form hooks which 4are passed through apertures or slots ,14 in the webs of the Z-bars 10, the extended ends of the strips being sufficiently loose in the slots to permitoffthe 'swinging of the sections 11 but held against accidental detachment by the hooled ends. The movement ofthe hooked, ends: as y the convertible portions swing, is vaccommodated in recesses 15 formedby;` cutting away portions of the permanent floor section just behind the slots in the Z-barsand when up' the sections 11 Vare conveniently supported and readily hooked to the car structureat their freel ends as will be presently described.A

InA the preferred construction the strips each'consistsv of a single piece ofnietal, one longitudinalv side l'margin 13 of which is. adapted. to be fastened fiat upon the underside'ofthe floor section lllwhile a partl of the other longitudinalside margin lis bent at an angleto themargin 13 to. form a reinforcing "strip'properz The remaining part 17^of ,the"bentmargin isfolded Aover flat against `the adjacent portion o f they margin 13 and such doubled part bent transversely of and atan angle ytothe striptoforin a hook 18, the folded part 17 making .the hinge portion more rigid and reinforcingth SaIleWheI'G't engages With the'edges'of the slot in the Z-bar 10. The end of the side margin 13 opposite to the hook may be extended and bent transversely of and at an angle to the main length to constitute a hook 19 projecting` downwardly from the section and adapted to engage with a loop or similar member such as shown in the drawings wherein a plate 11a having an offset portion 11b is secured at a convenient point to the car structure adjacent the outer edge of the convertible section, the offset portion 11b providing a space between the plate and car for the reception of the hook 19.

lVth this form of hinge connection the use of hinge pins, cotters and other small parts is avoided while the connection is more quickly made than heretofore by simply inserting the hooks in the slots 14. The hooks 18 are loose within the apertures 14 and the strips extend a sufhcient distance beyond the edge of the convertible sections to enable the latter to move outwardly with respect to the permanent floor so that when in their up position such sections can be tilted and moved outwardly to engage the hooks 19 over the plate 11b thus readily supporting the sections and securing the same against accidental movement out of their raised position. The inner edges of the convertible sections are at all times located beneath and are depressed at 11c for the reception of the overhanging sides of the floor constituted by the outwardly extending flanges of the Z-bars 10 and as the hinge connections are also overhung any liability of the material carried by or discharging from the car interfering with the free working of such connections is avoided.

The corner stakes and cross-beam side stakes are indicated at 20 and the bolster side stakes at 20a, such stakes being secured to the car by means which include longitudinal vertical gussets 22 and although the stakes are shown as constructed and braced in a novel manner said construction and bracing do not form lpart of my invention, but are included and claimed in U. S. Patent application Serial No. 842,922, Dorey, filed J une 4, 1914.

The corner and cross-beam stakes carry top rails 42 to which doors 43 are hinged, such doors extending down below the level of the flooring and closing against the before mentioned fixed portions 12. The doors are locked by means of shafts 44 which areV worked within slots 45 in the stakes by chains 46 and ratchet mechanism 47 the chains each being attached to the stake preferably by means of an angle bar 48 extending across the stake and having one flange extending outwardly from the stake land having the chain attached thereto, the slots 45 extending inwardly at the bottom. To avoid interference between the doors and chains the free edges of the former are tapered as at 49 thus providing ample accommodation for uninterrupted movement of the chains as illustrated in F ig. 9.

To avoid the cloggingof the door locking` gear by the discharging material and to otherwise protect such gear shields are provided which are accommodated by the tapering doors and located between thedischarge openings of the car and that side of the chains 46 adjacent to such openings. The shields preferably extend outwardly from the longitudinal gussets 22 and are disposed as close as possible to the chains, the shield at each bolster stake being formed by an angle iron 50 having one flange riveted to the gusset and the other flange 51 extended outwardly from the latter to a point adjacent the shaft, such flange 51 extending downwardly from a point close to the outwardly extending flange of the bar 48 to near the bottom of the stake, and having its outer edge conforming` to the inner edge of the slot 45 in the bolster stake. lherever possible, such as at the cross-beam stakes, the gear shields are formed by providing the gussets 22 with outwardly extending flanges 52.

What 1 claim is as follows:

1. In a ballast car, ya floor spaced from the sides of the car, plates secured to the car, spaced from the edges of the floor and having offset portions, convertible sections extending from the edges of the floor and members upon the convertible sections adapted to hook over such offset portions, said plates being stationary with relation to the car.

2. In a ballast car, an underframe, a floor upon the underfra-me and spaced from the sides of the car, floor sections extending outwardly from the floor and movable up and down with relation thereto and ledges located above the underframe, adjacent to the outer edges of the sections and adapted to have the latter, when up, rest thereon, said ledges being stationary with relation to the car.

3. In a ballast car, an underframe, a loor above the underframe and spaced from the sides of the Vear, a convertible floor section movable up and down and bodily outwardly with relation to the floor and a ledge above the underframe and normally out of the path of the swinging door and adapted to have the section when moved outwardly, rest thereon, said ledge being stationary with relation to the car.

4. In a.y ballast car, a lloor formed with an aperture, a convertible floor section, a strip upon the convertible floor section and extending beyond the inner side of the latter, the extended end of the strip being bent and passed through said aperture.

5. In a ballast car, a floor, a metallic member bordering the floor and having apertures therein, convertible floor sections, strips upon the convertible floor sections and extending beyond the inner edges of the latter, the extended end of each strip being bent at an angle to its main length and passed through one of said apertures.

In a ballast car, a floor, a convertible ii-oor section and means for connecting the Convertible section to the floor, comprising a strip formed of a single piece of metal, the rst longitudinal side margin of which is fastened upon the underside of the convertible section and the second longitudinal side margin bent at an angle to the first margin for a part of its length and then folded over flat against such first margin, the end of the doubled part of the strip being bent transversely of and at an angle to the main length of the strip.

7. In a ballast car, side stakes, a top rail supported by the stakes, a door extending between the stakes and hinged to the top rail and door locking mechanism comprising a shaft and a chain attached at one end to the shaft and at the other end to the car at a point above the lowery edge of the door when closed7 the lower corner of such door being cut away t-o accommodate the chain.

vS. In a ballast car having a side discharge opening7 a stake having a slot therein, a door for closing such opening, a shaft in said slot and adapted to lock the door in closed position, an angle bar extending across the stake and having one flange projecting outwardly from the latter, a chain attached at one end to said projecting flange and at the opposite end to the shaft, a shield extending outwardly from the car to a pointr adjacent the shaft, the shield extending downwardly from a point close to said projecting flange and the outer edge of such shield conforming to the inner edge of the slot in the stake.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

IVINFIELD HANCOCK YOST.

IVitnesses STANLEY C. KING, JAMES C. FRASER.

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